Taking business of nabbing culprits seriously


A lorry caught dumping rubbish on a plot of privately owned land.

SINCE the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672) came into force in 2011, a total of 33 private companies and 37 individuals have been prosecuted for illegal dumping in seven Malaysian states to-date.

The Act governs Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Kedah and Perlis.

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